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August 1996 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseĀṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa to Śrāvaṇa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Thursday 15 August 1996 · Baoding, Hebei, China

Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pratipadā

Guruvāra. Pratipadā began at 15:343:34 PM yesterday, and holds until 17:515:51 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

05:325:32 AM

Pratipadā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

17:515:51 PM

Pratipadā gives way to Dvitīyā.

Noon

12:2312:23 PM

The Sun 65° above S. Day length 13 h 41 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonBaoding12:2312:23 PM
At noon, 12:2312:23 PM, the Sun is in Āśleṣā and the Moon 10° ahead of it, in Maghā, 1% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 10° falls in Śukla Pratipadā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta04:094:09 AM–04:514:51 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā04:304:30 AM–05:325:32 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit11:5511:55 AM–12:5012:50 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:392:39 PM–15:343:34 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli19:137:13 PM–19:337:33 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā19:137:13 PM–20:158:15 PMevening twilight
  • Amṛta kāla19:477:47 PM–21:359:35 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra

Avoid

  • Yamagaṇḍa05:325:32 AM–07:147:14 AMYama’s part of the day
  • Gulika08:578:57 AM–10:4010:40 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Varjya09:049:04 AM–10:5110:51 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Durmuhūrta10:0510:05 AM–11:0011:00 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla14:052:05 PM–15:483:48 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:343:34 PM–16:294:29 PMan ill-timed muhūrta

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Śubha05:325:32 AM–07:147:14 AMgood
Roga07:147:14 AM–08:578:57 AMavoid
Udvega08:578:57 AM–10:4010:40 AMavoid
Cara10:4010:40 AM–12:2212:22 PMneutral
Lābha12:2212:22 PM–14:052:05 PMgood
Amṛta14:052:05 PM–15:483:48 PMgood
Kāla15:483:48 PM–17:305:30 PMavoid
Śubha17:305:30 PM–19:137:13 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Amṛta19:137:13 PM–20:308:30 PMgood
Cara20:308:30 PM–21:489:48 PMneutral
Roga21:489:48 PM–23:0511:05 PMavoid
Kāla23:0511:05 PM–24:2312:23 AM+1avoid
Lābha24:2312:23 AM+1–25:401:40 AM+1good
Udvega25:401:40 AM+1–26:582:58 AM+1avoid
Śubha26:582:58 AM+1–28:154:15 AM+1good
Amṛta28:154:15 AM+1–29:335:33 AM+1good

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

05:325:32 AM to 29:335:33 AM+1

05:325:32 AM sunrise19:137:13 PM sunsetsunrise 29:335:33 AM+1
Clock
099a1212p153p186p219p2412a273a
Tithi
Pratipadāuntil 17:515:51 PM
Dvitīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Maghāuntil 22:2810:28 PM
Pūrva Phalgunīpast sunrise
Yoga
Parighauntil 23:5611:56 PM
Śivapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bavauntil 17:515:51 PM
Bālavapast sunrise
Kāla
Abhijit 11:5511:55 AM–12:5012:50 PM
Rāhu kāla 14:052:05 PM–15:483:48 PM
Pradoṣa 19:137:13 PM–20:358:35 PM
Niśītha 23:5911:59 PM–24:4712:47 AM+1

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunrisePratipadā holds. Guruvāra begins.
  2. AbhijitUntil 12:5012:50 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  3. Rāhu kālaUntil 15:483:48 PM. Eighth no. 6 on Guruvāra.
  4. DvitīyāTithi: Pratipadā ends.
  5. BālavaKaraṇa: Bava ends.
  6. SunsetDay length 13 h 41 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:358:35 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. Pūrva PhalgunīNakṣatra: Maghā ends.
  9. ŚivaYoga: Parigha ends.
  10. NiśīthaUntil 24:4712:47 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  11. SunriseŚukravāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiŚukla Pratipadā17:515:51 PMDvitīyā
NakṣatraMaghā22:2810:28 PMPūrva Phalgunī
YogaParigha23:5611:56 PMŚiva
KaraṇaBava17:515:51 PMBālava
VāraGuruvāra29:33 05:335:33 AM FriŚukravāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Śrāvaṇa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Śrāvaṇa
Pakṣa
Śukla
Vikrama saṃvat
2053
Śaka
1918
Kali
5097
Ahargaṇa
1 861 845
Day length
13 h 41 m
Sun in
Karka
Moon in
Siṃha
Moonrise
06:186:18 AM
Moonset
19:277:27 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn04:094:09 AM05:325:32 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn04:094:09 AM04:514:51 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight04:304:30 AM05:325:32 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning05:325:32 AM08:168:16 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day05:325:32 AM07:147:14 AMeighth no. 1 on Guruvāra
Saṅgavaforenoon08:168:16 AM11:0011:00 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
GulikaGulika’s part of the day08:578:57 AM10:4010:40 AMeighth no. 3 on Guruvāra
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:049:04 AM10:5110:51 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:0510:05 AM11:0011:00 AM6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta11:5511:55 AM12:5012:50 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Madhyāhnamidday11:5811:58 AM12:4612:46 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:441:44 PM16:294:29 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day14:052:05 PM15:483:48 PMeighth no. 6 on Guruvāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:392:39 PM15:343:34 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:343:34 PM16:294:29 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:294:29 PM19:137:13 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk19:137:13 PM20:358:35 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset19:137:13 PM19:337:33 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight19:137:13 PM20:158:15 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra19:477:47 PM21:359:35 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Niśīthamidnight23:5911:59 PM24:4712:47 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
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